Is Harvesting MILLIONS of Pounds of Corn Profitable?

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  • @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine
    @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine 2 години тому +40

    Laura could be a senator or house representative in the future. She's very eloquent and concise with how she explains things, and she has a ton of charisma.

    • @retiringfun
      @retiringfun 2 години тому +4

      Don't mean to sound mean but that is a very bad idea. You are correct she is the type of person needed in politics but Laura is way too nice a person for politics. They would eat her alive.

    • @greglight3745
      @greglight3745 2 години тому +2

      Fairly sure we only see Lauras charming side. And equally sure she could face off against a strong personality

    • @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine
      @TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine 2 години тому +2

      @@retiringfun Maybe. Still, I could definitely see her working in the Secretary of Agriculture's office, or maybe on an agg committee.

    • @retiringfun
      @retiringfun 2 години тому +2

      @@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine She could surprise us all.

    • @deanborchardt2492
      @deanborchardt2492 59 хвилин тому

      Or Lobbyist for the different types of farms that keep America with food on their plates and show legislators how important tariffs are and will hurt the American farmer especially with tariffs ( taxes ) will cause food prices toi rise along with machinery that way too expensive to purchase lease for farming operations so that we don't have a farming meltdown from previous recession is which multiple types of farms went out of business and caused devastating mental health issues for those that had to quite because the inability to make a decent living.

  • @EdBrumley
    @EdBrumley 35 хвилин тому +2

    I’m so glad you include drone shots in your videos. It gives such a great perspective on what you’re doing.

  • @TheFULLMETALCHEF
    @TheFULLMETALCHEF 3 години тому +19

    Glad you take the time to explain every step of growing your crops and tell us the many pitfalls involved. Between the weather, costs, and variables in profits we get an idea of just how involved and difficult modern farming can be. Farming truly is the lifeblood of the country and thanks for what you do and for letting us inside.

    • @stanniemi7929
      @stanniemi7929 58 хвилин тому

      I support all of our farmers! I will support you!

  • @bobharris6095
    @bobharris6095 2 години тому +9

    Shout out to all farmers for keeping America fed! Thank you! Thank you!

  • @TomRowan777
    @TomRowan777 2 години тому +5

    Yay! Congratulations on another successful year!
    I know that I am not alone in saying that we all are totally emotionally invested in seeing you awesome farm kids succeed!
    What a great season of Laura Farms! ❤

  • @donwilliams3626
    @donwilliams3626 2 години тому +4

    Thanks for combining clips from your harvest videos to show us an overview of farm life. I am glad to hear you made money this growing season.
    I like the nostalgia trip cutting through the field with vintage equipment. This adds the perspective of progressive farming - PAST ... PRESENT ... and FUTURE!

  • @ld5714
    @ld5714 2 години тому +5

    Good morning Sunshine! It was great seeing you and Grant again and I really appreciated the walk thru the entire process. Even though I watch every video, when they cover the entire season they fade a bit and seeing it all in context what great. I'm not and never been a farmer so don't understand the finances part of it but an so very happy you truned a profit this season! I know how important that is for you as it allows you to meet all your huge obligations and continue doing what you are passionate about. I appreciate all the time and effort you give to this channel and I have learned so much - Laura and Grant, you have my upmost respect and gratitude for what you do. At the start of this season and throughout, I held you and both in my thoughts and prayers, asking God to keep you safe, bless you and give you a bountiful harvest. This was prayers answered praise God. Have a blessed week and I"ll see you on the next one. Larry, Central Valley, Ca.

  • @gregrussell5374
    @gregrussell5374 2 години тому +6

    Good job on the clean up of your equipment after harvest. Congratulations on being profitable. Thanks for sharing your progress!

  • @KaranDeuinva-x4f
    @KaranDeuinva-x4f 3 години тому +25

    Natural elegance, simply breathtaking.

  • @zymmer4
    @zymmer4 Годину тому

    The footage of that old combine going to work brought tears to my eyes..memories of my Grand dad's farm in Sheridan, In in the 1950's and 1960's..when I could skip school and help him harvest for 6 weeks.Best days ever !!

  • @KateMacLeod1z
    @KateMacLeod1z 3 години тому +7

    Your videos are always a great way to relax and get away from everyday life. Thank you for your wonderful creativity!🔷🌯🏖

  • @stevea9604
    @stevea9604 3 години тому +4

    What a great round up of all the amazing efforts you and all farmers go thru to feed us and the world 👍🏻🤩🌞

  • @HalfBlindBob
    @HalfBlindBob 2 години тому +1

    Congratulations on turning a profit. That it's small doesn't matter. Large corporations with huge staffs are losing money. You are a role model for other young farmers.

  • @kimblyelrod7850
    @kimblyelrod7850 33 хвилини тому

    Enjoyed the video. It's fun and enjoyable to follow y'all's videos. I'm not able to farm anymore due to the career path I took.So your videos lets me relive my past. Especially when y'all use the old equipment for the 60s and 70s, brings back lots of memories. It's also very heartwarming to see a young couple carrying on the tradition of farming. How y'all started on your parents' farm, then married, and eventually got your own farm. Keep it going, be safe, looking forward to future videos and growth of you farming journey. God Bless y'all.

  • @BruceBransford
    @BruceBransford 10 хвилин тому

    When you were pushing the large shaft apart on your harvester a body shop hydraulic pusher, puller kit would make it safer and easier. These kits have multiple heads you can install on the ram to spread or pull with ease. The cost is usually very inexpensive. I enjoy your content and the fact that you and your husband seem to be very happy. It is a nice positive experience.

  • @user-nu7gr4fo4q
    @user-nu7gr4fo4q Годину тому

    Love all your videos! I was raised in Nebraska on a farm south of Oxford. We used all John Deere tractors, 2 cylinders, and a 45 John Deere combine! 12 foot head on the combine, it used a 2 row corn head. Something you may want to check on the 6600, the way the corn husks and leaves, check to see if the straw walkers were working. where the stuff fell in the combine by the grain sivies and the spreaders were not running, makes me think that a belt was missing.

  • @patklemmensen1694
    @patklemmensen1694 3 години тому +5

    don't fret about a dragging safety chain, it helps to discharge STATIS ELECTRICITY...

    • @ddk10701
      @ddk10701 2 години тому

      Right up until it catches on something, then you've lost a trailer. Ask a railroader about dragging chains. You were exactly right, it was a problem!

  • @Frank-x3k
    @Frank-x3k 3 години тому +7

    Hi laura I love your videos keep up the great work

  • @Captain-Max
    @Captain-Max 2 години тому +1

    What a fabulous wrap-up of the season video! Congratulations 🥳
    Guaranteed I'll be watching next year's wrap along with everyone else.

  • @stevecrombie5357
    @stevecrombie5357 Годину тому

    I follow enough UA-camrs to know how much work is involved in creating content on a regular basis Laura. All that on top of your hours of farm work. With your number of subscribers and your regular posting, I have to think UA-cam has been a nice addition to your ability to grow your business. Congratulations on what appears to be a good year.

  • @kimblyelrod7850
    @kimblyelrod7850 38 хвилин тому

    Food for thought for the corner of the machine shed with the Fuel tanks and lubrication. Pour a concrete slab in that area, with a 2 inch lip for catch any leakage from fluids. Leave the fuel tanks where they are. But build storage shelves/racks to store lubricants/oils/single fluid containers. Unless you keep those in the work/repair shop. Also a portion of the slab could be designed to hold you power washer. We did that with our machine shed (though it only 24 x 80 and had a 20 x 24 work shop at one end. Dad decided to pour a pad to keep the pressure washer on it. So we didn't have to move it all the time) Again, just food for thought. That corner reminded me of our old machine shed and that is what we did with one corner. It sure made it easier to store lube/oil/fluids. Plus it allowed us to actually see what was onhand to know when to order replacement.

  • @kevinwiley9696
    @kevinwiley9696 35 хвилин тому

    So nice to hear of your successful year!! Keep up the great work you guys do….. and of course, video EVERYTHING!!!!

  • @davidknudson6382
    @davidknudson6382 42 хвилини тому

    I am amazed at the images your drone footage shows. The precision you are able to work with thanks to the technology available today. GPS as the obvious example. But then the computer software to assist with the driving, application of chemicals, irrigation and so on. No wonder U.S. agriculture is so productive. But it still takes the effort, hard work, courage and financial investment of farmers like you and Grant. Inspirational. Thanks for doing what you do so well, and sharing it with all of us. Happy Holidays.

  • @KennethWallace-uk2qn
    @KennethWallace-uk2qn 18 хвилин тому

    love the night time harvest drone shots. thank you for sharing with us.

  • @roberthagood4770
    @roberthagood4770 2 хвилини тому

    Thanks for bringing us along on your farming journey. May GOD bless you and yours. Please take great care of Pepper.

  • @gregbluefinstudios4658
    @gregbluefinstudios4658 2 години тому

    AN amazing number of issues that farmers face. You and Grant. Your families. And, the rest of the people in the farming communities. Thanks.

  • @melkingrealestate
    @melkingrealestate Годину тому

    The nighttime work and drone coverage was cool.

  • @somporn6040
    @somporn6040 Годину тому +1

    Good morning Laura Farms ❤

  • @johnnysechrist6313
    @johnnysechrist6313 3 години тому +2

    If I were yall I would grow and market my own brand of popcorn. Live long and prosper yall.

  • @ClayBenTreeceJr.
    @ClayBenTreeceJr. Годину тому

    Laura I've been watching your channel for only a short period of time now but I can already say already enjoy your videos and enjoy the channel. But keep on doing what you do because you are an incredible and wonderful person hang your videos are entertaining and informative as well as educational ain't nothing but good vibes keep it up !!!

  • @jamescumbo1928
    @jamescumbo1928 Годину тому

    Congratulations Laura, Grant and Gage for a great year of farming.

  • @hugeblue
    @hugeblue 53 хвилини тому

    Laura , So proud of you guys ! Great video ! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Charleston,SC

  • @johnsandell4501
    @johnsandell4501 2 години тому +1

    Congratulations to the Laura Farms Team👍👍👍

  • @CreativeCapturesAI
    @CreativeCapturesAI 5 хвилин тому

    I fly drones too and have always wanted to get overhead shots like you did in this video. Could watch that in a loop, especially with your soundtrack selection. Very cool!

  • @michaeldempsey8297
    @michaeldempsey8297 23 хвилини тому

    Love the video! The night time drone footage of corn harvest was pretty cool! 👍🏻

  • @MiaHudson1z
    @MiaHudson1z 3 години тому +2

    Very glad to have found your channel! Your videos are an example of how to make quality content. Keep it up 🥩♥️🏜

  • @silverstuff54
    @silverstuff54 2 години тому

    I remember last years end of year talk. You were a bit upset because of the amount of money your found yourself dealing with. Nice to see you in control of the properties involved. Enjoyed watching this year and looking forward to the next.

  • @DHGo-ex7ns
    @DHGo-ex7ns 2 години тому

    Thanks for showing that farmers are the highest risk gamblers than any of the Las Vegas gamblers. So many ways of time, labor, and money goes into the crops early in the year while hoping that the crop will product enough to one pay for the seeds, combines, water, and labor to see at harvest time that the corp is salable, there's a market, to pay for the years expenses. From things breaking all the time, to crop failure, farmers either hit the jack pot or failed with huge debt for the next year. I believe Craps are equal or at best a better bet without the labor and cost. Thanks for being a farmer.

  • @gregsadler692
    @gregsadler692 2 години тому +3

    You guys rock!! Well done 🙂

  • @digger5858
    @digger5858 Годину тому

    Great video guys, thanks for sharing. Hopefully you can do it all over again next year!!

  • @SockMonkeyofcourse
    @SockMonkeyofcourse 2 години тому +1

    Congrats and have a Happy Christmas!

  • @EmilyDuncanan
    @EmilyDuncanan 3 години тому +3

    Thank you for your hard work and diligence. Your videos are true art.😮🍨🚛

  • @oysterfleet5669
    @oysterfleet5669 2 години тому

    Fantastic job of putting all that together, nicely done. You showed that a lot more goes into farming behind the scenes.

  • @michaellindsey1543
    @michaellindsey1543 37 хвилин тому

    What a great year! Hope you have an amazing Holiday season and an even better 2025!

  • @docohm50
    @docohm50 2 години тому

    I am glad you guys had a profitable year this year. Farming is long hours, hard work and expensive. As a foodie, I appreciate farmers. God Bless you🙏

  • @rogerweaver7686
    @rogerweaver7686 Годину тому

    One of your best videos yet! Glad you can afford to do it again next year!

  • @russelljohnson4527
    @russelljohnson4527 2 години тому

    Thank you all so much for doing what you do and showing dopes like myself how it all works!

  • @lpettet1
    @lpettet1 11 хвилин тому

    Congrats on a profitable farming year..... you earned it.

  • @jeepjeff9131
    @jeepjeff9131 38 хвилин тому

    Very nice summation of your harvest and work for the year. I really like these types of vlogs. And a profit isn't anything to sneaze at either. 👍👍👍

  • @jerryfish1303
    @jerryfish1303 13 хвилин тому

    Absolutely awesome video thanks, Laura and Grant and Gage you did a good job

  • @Ralphcanoeingadventures
    @Ralphcanoeingadventures 2 години тому

    I love your farmer jeans with the suspenders. I wear mine a lot. Good luck with the harvest.

  • @randyray435
    @randyray435 3 години тому +11

    Congratulation's on getting invited to Matts Offroad Games next year. It is going to be EPIC. How about a shop tour?

    • @LauraFarms
      @LauraFarms  2 години тому +7

      We have an updated shop tour we're working on!

  • @jimmyjenkins9240
    @jimmyjenkins9240 Годину тому

    Thanks for doing this awesome recap!!

  • @elwoodsummersjr596
    @elwoodsummersjr596 Годину тому

    Laura so glad you had a good year, you all deserve it , such hard working young people. May God bless and lots of love from pa ❤❤

  • @williamthesling1201
    @williamthesling1201 Годину тому

    Congratulations on your profit!!! I wish you even greater success in the next year!

  • @OliviaPullmanan
    @OliviaPullmanan 3 години тому +2

    Watching your channel is like being immersed in a world of knowledge and beauty. Thank you for your dedication and talented performances!🙉🖲🟤

  • @kroadie3936
    @kroadie3936 Годину тому

    Good great morning,Laura farms I liked the system. Because it means you earned plenty,another great harvest down , Laura, Grant , Gage and others who helped great people.

  • @georgew.5639
    @georgew.5639 2 години тому

    I’m a greenskeeper at a local 18 hole golf course. I’m 59 years old. It was a long season. It went by quickly. And fatigue has set in. My average clock in time is 4:30 am. Which on the first day of summer is less than an hour before sunrise. 😊⛳️

  • @raven4592
    @raven4592 2 години тому

    Great insights and video Laura,looking forward to next year,have a great Christmas all of you.

  • @carlfalt174
    @carlfalt174 58 хвилин тому

    We appreciate your public service

  • @georgecrinnion2131
    @georgecrinnion2131 43 хвилини тому

    Thanks for helping to feed us!

  • @davidl6757
    @davidl6757 2 години тому

    Excellent videos on your channel!!! I had no idea about operations. Fantastic insight and rewarding content and work. Thanks so much for sharing!!!

  • @stanbrow
    @stanbrow 2 години тому

    Love the night scene of running the combine!

  • @RobertSimons-i4r
    @RobertSimons-i4r 2 години тому

    It's real nice to hear that a farm operation made a profit ...sure relieves the pressure for next year ... 👍

  • @OAE7477
    @OAE7477 2 години тому

    Excellent year recap video! Have a Merry Christmas and the best of New Years.Pepper says put all cat trees and play toys in that corner. 😂

  • @pierrewichser2298
    @pierrewichser2298 2 години тому

    Congratulation for your profit !!! The biggest challenge is the weather ! The second challenge was can go broken; can I fix the selve or I need extern support ! I had my own business with a restaurant on countryside ...

  • @willlowe1301
    @willlowe1301 2 години тому

    Congratulations on a successful farming year!

  •  2 години тому

    Love your vids Angel Eyes, never thought I'd ever actually learn anything about farming, very interesting indeed.

  • @michaelwilliams7481
    @michaelwilliams7481 2 години тому +7

    Thank-you, Laura, you squeezed one year of farming into one video. - a good filmed video, as the video progress you answered the questions I was going to ask. When you have finished the accounts, I hope the profits are so good that you are able to purchase land outright that have cost you rent this year.
    Love to you all from Mike. ❤

  • @josephalexander3884
    @josephalexander3884 Годину тому

    Thank you. Peace be with you!

  • @KimberlyDupres
    @KimberlyDupres 43 хвилини тому

    It is so funny to hear you talk about the 1970s. As though they were back in caveman days, I was married in 1975. So we have our 50th wedding anniversary coming up on February 1st. And it doesn't seem like that long ago, so I get a kick out of hearing you talk about the 70s like that.

  • @stevea9604
    @stevea9604 2 години тому +1

    Those arial nite drone shots are amazing stuff 👍🏻🤩👌🏻☝🏻

  • @dougb3699
    @dougb3699 Годину тому

    Thanks for keeping my belly filled.

  • @jimburrows-hc6yh
    @jimburrows-hc6yh Годину тому

    Way cool. Your team is awesome, your explanation is really great. Most of the world has no idea what it takes to get our product to the consumer.

  • @kraigvollmer788
    @kraigvollmer788 2 години тому

    I like your videos I am going to miss having them to look at till next spring when everything starts over.

  • @wowplow152
    @wowplow152 8 хвилин тому

    A little bird told me that Matt mentioned that there was an invite for March. If so please please bring your tractor with the BIG tires. Show the tow trucks what type of power it has😅

  • @jimburrows-hc6yh
    @jimburrows-hc6yh Годину тому

    Looking forward to what happens on the farm after the harvest thur to “slow” season.

  • @rickeyburke2596
    @rickeyburke2596 2 години тому

    Congrats, You guys did really well.

  • @Jenny-t8y
    @Jenny-t8y 3 години тому +14

    You’re a dream, wow.

  • @joelsandoval7593
    @joelsandoval7593 Годину тому

    So grateful you made a profit.

  • @ianhughes7805
    @ianhughes7805 Годину тому

    Well done for making money, you worked hard for it, long may it continue

  • @KimberlyDupres
    @KimberlyDupres Хвилина тому

    I am so glad to hear that you turned a profit. 🎉🎉🎉

  • @claudestewart5465
    @claudestewart5465 44 хвилини тому

    I love watching all your videos.

  • @allanvanuga9196
    @allanvanuga9196 2 години тому

    I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

  • @blueneptune-u8z
    @blueneptune-u8z 3 години тому

    So cool you make these types of vids I always wondered the logistics behind huge farms. In FL the biosphere will eat everything.

  • @pmNCC-1701
    @pmNCC-1701 22 хвилини тому

    Laura, if you were not farming, you could be a Hollywood actress. You have a great and lovely personality... You are so personable... You take to a camera like a fish to water... Nicely done... By the way, Matt from "Matt Off Road Recovery" says your are back in his off road games for 2025... So cool... =8-)

  • @joshsuperduty1270
    @joshsuperduty1270 3 години тому +3

    Hey Laura awesome video , do you like Mack trucks ? 0:28

  • @dongubrud3518
    @dongubrud3518 18 хвилин тому

    Congratulations on being profitable for the year. My sister retired from over 45 years of farming recently.
    I'm curious to know how many acres you farm?
    You also said you rotate crops, but do you continuously farm the land?

  • @polycat7670
    @polycat7670 Годину тому

    Fantastic to hear!❤❤❤

  • @retiringfun
    @retiringfun 2 години тому

    Love the videos. Have been watching you guys grow since the beginning. Here's a thought. Laura Farms Working History. Over time, collect more and more equipment going further back in time, and get it working so you can show viewers how each piece of equipment did the job. I realize this would be time-consuming and a cost, so maybe add an item each year. I think I speak for a lot of viewers, saying we would find this very interesting (and unique for farming UA-cam channels). And with your apparent interest in history, hopefully, you would, too. Bean Head in the shed. You're a poet and you didn't even know it.

    • @LauraFarms
      @LauraFarms  2 години тому

      That would be amazing!!! I love that idea.

    • @retiringfun
      @retiringfun 2 години тому

      @@LauraFarms Awesome. We all would love to watch it evolve. Congratulations on a successful year.🥳 My hats off to farmers. I'm not sure my heart could take the stress.

  • @DennisEBridges
    @DennisEBridges 2 години тому +1

    Laura is gorgeous but Grant is so much the natural farmer! I would be nice to see them in 25 years when I'm 100.

  • @clarencewiles963
    @clarencewiles963 Годину тому

    Thumbs up 👍 thanks for sharing your story with us.

  • @samspade7360
    @samspade7360 2 години тому

    This channel is like a breath of fresh air. 😀❤👍

  • @stevea9604
    @stevea9604 2 години тому

    Noticed all those batteries in the background…Don’t let the battery bandit know where they are 🤔🤣😝

  • @Saxony984
    @Saxony984 3 години тому +4

    I'm not a farmer, so this may not make sense. Why don't you plant more soy beans? Aren't they more profitable? Please explain if possible. Thank you.

    • @LauraFarms
      @LauraFarms  2 години тому +5

      This would be a great thing to cover in a video. They cost a little less than corn to produce, and are worth much more per bushel, but they produce way less bushels per acre. We try to have them in a regular rotation because the help replace the nitrogen in soil!

    • @robertgrey5993
      @robertgrey5993 2 години тому

      The Chinese have quit buying soybeans so the price is going to drop even more. They say you don’t buy our cars we don’t buy your soybeans.

  • @Bfranklyn731
    @Bfranklyn731 2 години тому

    Farmers idea of a profit are different than a factory worker. I worked 6 days a week 47 weeks a year just to be able to buy a small house and a cheap car. You guys work hard during the planting and harvesting but you can buy 100s of thousands of dollars in land and equipment. I deduce you make millions of dollars a year. Good for you!! Just keep it coming i like cheap food and gas.

  • @SpaceTech54
    @SpaceTech54 3 години тому

    As I know you are - pay yourself - invest in yourself - Your UA-cam Channel - Invest towards retirement (401K - IRA - etc.) - and pay insurance on you and your assets.. Great Year!!

  • @orissos8779
    @orissos8779 2 години тому

    Felicidades por el final de la cosecha y la rentabilidad de la granja. 👍👍🇪🇸

  • @geoffwilliams1025
    @geoffwilliams1025 3 години тому

    Great new, keep on keeping on.

  • @jerrypeal653
    @jerrypeal653 2 години тому

    I still say that old 70s combine etc earned a makeover.